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Ostomy care: Nursing a wound and the soul

By Shannon Smith, CWOCN, NP, Riverview Health Wound Care Manager A surgical procedure typically results in a scar somewhere on the body that slowly fades as it heals. Some people may even show it off as a “battle wound.” But another result of some surgeries that’s not likely talked about is an ostomy. An ostomy […]